Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Back to Work
This has happened so fast I don't have time to take a breath! On Monday I received the job offer (and accepted) for Program Manager and that my start date would be late September or October because of something to do with the personel new employee procedure. On Tuesday I spoke with personel and was told that the Director of Conciliation Services requested that my start date be ASAP! Well, they took that and ran with it. I will be attending orientation on Thursday morning and will begin my new job on Tuesday! I was informed that meetings have already been scheduled for me .......... welcome to management, yea!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Job Interview
I applied for a couple different jobs only to keep my family off my back about going back to work. Low and behold I ended up receiving the call I really didn't want scheduling an interview. This interview was today at 11:30am downtown where there is no parking! The position is for a conciliator with Family Court and the position will be at the Northeast Regional Court Center. I did actually get excited because this would get me back into mediation which I do enjoy.
To make my husband suffer even more than putting up with the whining about job hunting, I decided that I needed an interview outfit. I went shopping yesterday and came home with a business suit that was 2 dress sizes smaller than any of the business attire I have in my closet. Things were starting to look up!
I get to the interview 15 minutes early and find out that they are running a "few minutes" behind which is typical. I had a book with me, so no problem! This few minutes turned into 30 minutes. Ugh...They called the 11:00 interviewee in at 11:45 and called me in at 12:05. I figured I'd be out of there by 12:30 and I could take the suit jacket off and before I left the court house to walk to the parking lot. That was a nice dream, because I was with the interview panel for 1 hour and 30 minutes!
There were 2 positions they spoke about and wanted me to consider the 2nd position of which I had no knowledge of. This new position is for a program developer/manager. This position falls more in line with administration and there is room for growth. I have the experience and education for either position, but the majority of my work experience falls more along the lines of a mediator. The director always fell back to matching my work experience and education to the job duties that would be expected of the program developer/manager more than that of the conciliator. After an hour long discussion with the panel, the director call in 2 other program developer/managers who happened to be downtown for a meeting and asked them to speak with me about the position and what it entails. The director will be calling me tomorrow morning for my decision on which position I'm more interested in. They will have a final decision about both position on Monday.
I'm still in shock that they saw fit to mention the 2nd position which does fit with my business degree and counseling degree! I've never experienced this, I've only read about it happening to other people! You know, David is getting a kick out of this because he knows I really don't want to go back to work. He may have won this battle, but I'm going to win the war (or however the saying goes)!
To make my husband suffer even more than putting up with the whining about job hunting, I decided that I needed an interview outfit. I went shopping yesterday and came home with a business suit that was 2 dress sizes smaller than any of the business attire I have in my closet. Things were starting to look up!
I get to the interview 15 minutes early and find out that they are running a "few minutes" behind which is typical. I had a book with me, so no problem! This few minutes turned into 30 minutes. Ugh...They called the 11:00 interviewee in at 11:45 and called me in at 12:05. I figured I'd be out of there by 12:30 and I could take the suit jacket off and before I left the court house to walk to the parking lot. That was a nice dream, because I was with the interview panel for 1 hour and 30 minutes!
There were 2 positions they spoke about and wanted me to consider the 2nd position of which I had no knowledge of. This new position is for a program developer/manager. This position falls more in line with administration and there is room for growth. I have the experience and education for either position, but the majority of my work experience falls more along the lines of a mediator. The director always fell back to matching my work experience and education to the job duties that would be expected of the program developer/manager more than that of the conciliator. After an hour long discussion with the panel, the director call in 2 other program developer/managers who happened to be downtown for a meeting and asked them to speak with me about the position and what it entails. The director will be calling me tomorrow morning for my decision on which position I'm more interested in. They will have a final decision about both position on Monday.
I'm still in shock that they saw fit to mention the 2nd position which does fit with my business degree and counseling degree! I've never experienced this, I've only read about it happening to other people! You know, David is getting a kick out of this because he knows I really don't want to go back to work. He may have won this battle, but I'm going to win the war (or however the saying goes)!
Sunday, August 12, 2007
A Wonderful Birthday!
My family took me to dinner last night to celebrate my birthday. We went to Macaroni Grill where Rochelle was working, so we sat at one of her tables. There was quite a bit of whispering going on, so I assumed that Rochelle was going to ask the opera singer working to sing happy birthday to me. Well, to my delight, Rochelle sang to me! It was awesome, I even got teary eyed. Our table even got desert which I found out that my In-laws were there for lunch and told Rochelle they wanted to pay for deserts for us when we went for dinner (Rochelle’s boss took care of the cost of the deserts, so …… yea!). I also found out that David called to make reservations and requested that we sit at one of Rochelle’s tables and that Rochelle sing happy birthday to me. Rochelle did try to get the opera singer but her manager said no because there was a special request for Rochelle to sing. The looks Rochelle was giving her father were worth the price of admission! It was all pretty comical.
This morning (today is actually my birthday) coffee was brought to me in bed. I just looked at David and rolled over and went back to sleep! It’s my day and I can do what I want…until David goes back to wake me up again and he is dressed in full riot gear ( I just don’t understand because I’m really a nice person!). I do remember hearing the whispering between the bear and the twins about going to breakfast before Rochelle goes to work, so I do get out of bed. I even have presents to open….wow! I now have roses, and my nails are going to look awesome, a beautiful frame for our family picture, and a chili pepper with bowls titled “Mom’s Salsa” and “Gringo Salsa”. I do like my salsa hot! Now, I get to choose a movie to see this afternoon.
I couldn’t ask for a better birthday.
This morning (today is actually my birthday) coffee was brought to me in bed. I just looked at David and rolled over and went back to sleep! It’s my day and I can do what I want…until David goes back to wake me up again and he is dressed in full riot gear ( I just don’t understand because I’m really a nice person!). I do remember hearing the whispering between the bear and the twins about going to breakfast before Rochelle goes to work, so I do get out of bed. I even have presents to open….wow! I now have roses, and my nails are going to look awesome, a beautiful frame for our family picture, and a chili pepper with bowls titled “Mom’s Salsa” and “Gringo Salsa”. I do like my salsa hot! Now, I get to choose a movie to see this afternoon.
I couldn’t ask for a better birthday.
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